Ward Farnsworth, Kyle D. Logue and Jennifer Morinigo | June 14, 2018 | Inside The ALI, Liability Insurance, Torts: Economic Harm
Two Restatement projects, Economic Harm Torts and Liability Insurance, were reviewed and approved for the final time by ALI membership at the 2018 Annual Meeting, marking the completion of both projects. The Reporters, subject to oversight by the Director, will now...
Tom Baker, Kyle D. Logue and Jennifer Morinigo | May 18, 2018 | Liability Insurance
The following entry contains the complete text of the Black Letter, Comments, and Reporters’ Notes from Proposed Final Draft No. 2 of Section 6. Estoppel. § 6. Estoppel A party to an insurance policy who makes a promise or representation that can reasonably be...
Tom Baker, Kyle D. Logue and Jennifer Morinigo | May 17, 2018 | Liability Insurance
The following entry is excerpted from the Reporters’ Notes, Black Letter and Comment from Proposed Final Draft No. 2 of Section 5. Waiver. REPORTERS’ NOTE (abridged) a. The function of waiver. The general contract doctrine of waiver is discussed in Restatement Second,...
Jennifer Morinigo, Tom Baker and Kyle D. Logue | May 3, 2018 | Liability Insurance
Since the 2017 Annual Meeting, many changes have been made to the Liability Insurance project draft. Sections 3 and 4, The Plain-Meaning Rule and Ambiguous Terms, have both been significantly revised to reflect the decision to adopt a plain meaning rule. Black letter...
Jennifer Morinigo, Tom Baker and Kyle D. Logue | April 25, 2018 | Liability Insurance
In the video below, Liability Insurance project Reporter Kyle Logue discusses Long Tail Claims, and the issues surrounding them. Included below the video is the Black Letter and Comment from the 2018 Annual Meeting draft. § 41. Allocation in Long-Tail Harm Claims...
